Chicopee driver crashes butter truck on Maine highway

BOWDOINHAM, Maine - A Chicopee truck driver hauling a 20-ton load of butter north on Interstate 295 lost control of his truck Wendesday morning and crashed into the woods, according to published reports.

The newspaper quoted Maine State Police troopers who said Bryant apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The truck crashed into a guardrail, went through a long section of grass and then crashed deep into the woods. Bryant was not wearing a seatbelt.

The accident was reported at about 8:30 a.m.

Troopers reported the truck could not be seen from the road after the crash.

Workers spent most of the day unloading the 20 tons of butter from the truck before it could melt.

Of bigger environmental concern was the 100 gallons of diesel fuel that was spilled with
the truck’s fuel tank ruptured. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was called to the scene to lead the fuel cleanup.

The truck was owned by AC Motor Express, a West Springfield company that specializes in temperature-controlled deliveries to restaurants, supermarkets and warehouses throughout the Northeast.